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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 19, 1957 |
Milan-San Remo |
Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
282 km |
| March 31, 1957 |
Tour of Flanders |
Fred De Bruyne (Bel) |
240 km |
| April 7, 1957 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Fred De Bruyne (Bel) |
252 km |
| May 5, 1957 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Frans Schoubben (Bel)
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256 km |
| April 26-May 12, 1957 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Jesus Lorono (Spa) |
16 Stages,
2,975 km |
| May 18-June 9, 1957 |
Giro d'Italia |
Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
21 Stages
3,926 km |
| June 27-July 20, 1957 |
Tour de France |
Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
22 Stages
4,687 km |
| August 18, 1957 |
World
Championships |
Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel) |
Waregem, Belgium 286 km |
October 20, 1957 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Diego Ronchini (Ita) |
Milan-Milan,
240 km |
• Space Race - October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union successfully launches the first artificial satellite into earth's orbit, "Sputnik 1." November 1, 1957, the USA's first attempt to launch a satellite fails. The rocket blew up on the launching pad.
• Frisbee - the Wham-o toy company produced the first Frisbee . The flying disc was first introduced in 1948 as the Plato Platter . Wham-o bought the right to the failed toy and re-introduced it in 1957.
• China - the Government of China takes measures to control its population at 600 million people.
• Ford Motor Company - after the successful introduction of the 2-seat Thunderbird in 1955, Ford produced the Edsel . The car never caught the attention of the people and Ford made only 110,000 Edsels before cutting off production.
Notable Deaths - * Tour de France Champion: Maurice Garin (Fra), 1871-1957, died February 19, 1957. Garin was the first Tour de France champion in 1903.
* Giro d'Italia Champion: Luigi Ganna (Ita) 1883-1957, died October 2, 1957. Guerra won the first ever Giro d'Italia. He was champion in 1909.
Oliver Hardy, 1892-1957, American comedic actor who teamed with Brit Stan Laurel in the early days of talking movies.
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